Teenage Pregnancy: A Latin-American Concern

Teenage pregnancy, in the context of social healthcare and gender equity, exemplifies the multiple vulnerabilities and deficiencies in children and teenagers' rights. Accordingly, this phenomenon may be qualified as one of the most complex and dramatic problems in Latin-America's present h...

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Autores: Reina, Maria Fabiana, Castelo-Branco Flores, Camil
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/129447
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/129447
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Palabra clave:Embaràs
Adolescents
Amèrica Llatina
Pregnancy
Teenagers
Latin America
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spelling Teenage Pregnancy: A Latin-American ConcernReina, Maria FabianaCastelo-Branco Flores, CamilEmbaràsAdolescentsAmèrica LlatinaPregnancyTeenagersLatin AmericaTeenage pregnancy, in the context of social healthcare and gender equity, exemplifies the multiple vulnerabilities and deficiencies in children and teenagers' rights. Accordingly, this phenomenon may be qualified as one of the most complex and dramatic problems in Latin-America's present healthcare. In 2013, the teenage fertility rates in Latin-America was 73.2 per thousand, which compared with a 48.9 at a worldwide level, and the 52.7 in developing countries reflects a series of ethical, educational, socio-economic and territorial inequities within these territories. Unfortunately, this situation is related to an early sexual initiation, teenagers' behavior, a lack of information and comprehensive sexual education, alcohol and drug use at early ages and to the lack of preventive measures for single and repetitive teenage pregnancies and associated risk behaviors by most of the Latin American healthcare system.2018info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/129447Articles publicats en revistes (Cirurgia i Especialitats Medicoquirúrgiques)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://www.academia.edu/37997536/Teenage_Pregnancy_A_Latin-American_ConcernObstetrics and Gynecology Research, 2018, vol. 1, num. 4, p. 85-93, 2018info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1294472026-05-27T06:46:51Z
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title Teenage Pregnancy: A Latin-American Concern
spellingShingle Teenage Pregnancy: A Latin-American Concern
Reina, Maria Fabiana
Embaràs
Adolescents
Amèrica Llatina
Pregnancy
Teenagers
Latin America
title_short Teenage Pregnancy: A Latin-American Concern
title_full Teenage Pregnancy: A Latin-American Concern
title_fullStr Teenage Pregnancy: A Latin-American Concern
title_full_unstemmed Teenage Pregnancy: A Latin-American Concern
title_sort Teenage Pregnancy: A Latin-American Concern
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Reina, Maria Fabiana
Castelo-Branco Flores, Camil
author Reina, Maria Fabiana
author_facet Reina, Maria Fabiana
Castelo-Branco Flores, Camil
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Embaràs
Adolescents
Amèrica Llatina
Pregnancy
Teenagers
Latin America
topic Embaràs
Adolescents
Amèrica Llatina
Pregnancy
Teenagers
Latin America
description Teenage pregnancy, in the context of social healthcare and gender equity, exemplifies the multiple vulnerabilities and deficiencies in children and teenagers' rights. Accordingly, this phenomenon may be qualified as one of the most complex and dramatic problems in Latin-America's present healthcare. In 2013, the teenage fertility rates in Latin-America was 73.2 per thousand, which compared with a 48.9 at a worldwide level, and the 52.7 in developing countries reflects a series of ethical, educational, socio-economic and territorial inequities within these territories. Unfortunately, this situation is related to an early sexual initiation, teenagers' behavior, a lack of information and comprehensive sexual education, alcohol and drug use at early ages and to the lack of preventive measures for single and repetitive teenage pregnancies and associated risk behaviors by most of the Latin American healthcare system.
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